RBI released its monetary policy statement in which left the short-term lending rate and the cash reserve ratios were unchanged. What was an important aspect associated with announcement of this policy statement? – This was RBI’s first bimonthly monetary policy statement

Which communication satellite of India expired recently after being in the orbit for around ten-and-a-half years? -INSAT-3E

Which country was forbidden from whale-hunting and grant of further whaling permits by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in its judgment? – Japan

Nancy Powell, who resigned as the Ambassador of the United States to India, was appointed Ambassador in which year? – In 2012

Which government department of India was chosen for UN Environment Programmes (UNEP’s) prestigious ‘ECA Ozone Protection Award for Customs & Enforcement Officers’? - Directorate of RevenueIntelligence

Who was appointed as the third arbitrator in the dispute between Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and the petroleum ministry by the Supreme Court - James Spigelman

What is the name of the 14-year old Indian-American student who came to limelight after he suggested to the US government that it could save $136 million a year by simply switching fonts from Times New Roman to Garamondin government printing? - SuvirMirchandani

Who took over as the new Chairman of Tata group firm Trent Ltd - Noel N Tata

The Reserve Bank of India granted in-principle approval of bank licences to which two entitites – IDFCLimited and Bandhan Financial Services Private Limited

The Finance Ministry released a draft of the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) which focuses on raising more revenue from high net worth individuals, while leaving the slabs unchanged for others. In this draft high slab of income-tax has been proposed for individuals and Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) belonging to ‘super- rich’ category. What is the criterion of income for this ‘super-rich’ category? – Annual income above Rs.10 crore

What is the proposed tax slab for super-rich individuals and Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) inthe draft of the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) – 35%

What is the proposed additional tax on those earning over Rs 1 crore through dividend income in the draft of the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) – 10%

According to the latest Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) findings for 2011-12, which state of India had the maximum number of factories –Tamil   Nadu

Oil Ministry recently rejected British energy major BP plc’s application for which category of fuel market, for which the company had submitted its application through BP Explorer (Alpha) Ltd during December 2013 – Aviation Fuel market or Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) market

What is the approximate number of US citizens who signed up for President Barack Obama’s highly ambitious health care programme? 7.1 million

Which countries highest court gave official recognition to a third category of sex other than male or female?– Australia

Which firm became the first Indian retail e-commerce to file for an initial public offering (IPO) on NASDAQ and to be listed on this US stock exchange? – HomeShop18

Who was appointed as the new Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? – R. Gandhi

The UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) stated that the number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has reached a new milestone mark. The UNHCR also called it a devastating milestone for the tiny Arab country with depleted resources and an explosive sectarian mix of its own. What milestone is this?– 1 million

Which international drug manufacturer took Indian firm Biocon to court for allegedly infringing the patent on one of its diabetes drug? –Novartis   AG

Union Minister K. Sambasiva Rao, who tendered his resignation to the Prime Minister, was holding which portfolio? – Union Textiles Minister

Which internationally-renowned tracking system made its debut in Indian badminton circuit at the on-going India Open Super Series in New Delhi? – Hawk-Eye   technology

Who is heading the 5-member committee constituted to recommend a site for the capital of successor state of Andhra Pradesh following the formation of Telangana? –K.   Sivaramakrishnan

An Indian rocket carrying the country’s second navigation satellite, IRNSS-1B, successfully placed this satellite in earth’s orbit. What is the name of the ISRO rocket which took IRNSS-1B into space? – PSLV-C24

What is the name of the Indian-American who was nominated by US President Barack Obama to a key administration post as the US Alternate Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)? –Sunil Sabharwal

What is the name of the CEO and co-founder of Mozilla (which makes the popular Firefox web-browser), who resigned recently following protests over his support of a gay marriage ban in California? – BrendanEich

A vast liquid ocean was found on which moon of Saturn by NASA’s Cassini probe as published by ‘Science’ magazine? –‘Enceladus’

What is the name of the Prime Minister of Hungary who was declared victorious in the Hungarian parliamentary election? - Viktor Orban

Approximately how much amount worth of tax evasions was detected during fiscal-year 2013- 14 by the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI)? – Rs. 8,000 crore

India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves soared by $5.03 billion to $303.67 billion for the week ended 28 march 2014. What was the last time when the reserves were over the $300 billion mark? – December 2011

Who was crowned as the new Miss India in the 51st Femina Miss India contest, which culminated in April 2014 at Mumbai? - KoyalRana Jaipur

Which country won the ICC T-20 Women’s World Cup 2014, final of which was played in April 2014? .Australia

Which company will acquire Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited for $3.2 billion, as announced by the two companies? –Sun Pharmaceuticals Limited

Who gave Sahara Force India team its second podium finish by coming third in the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix 2014? - Sergio Perez of Mexico

Who won the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix 2014 title? - Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) for Mercedes Team

What is the name of the biblical epic movie which was banned by Malaysia and Indonesia for its visual depiction of the prophet? – ‘Noah’

Which two international cement companies announced their merger, which would now create world’s largest cement manufacturing company? – Holcim of Switzerland and Lafarge of France

In an important decision, the Union Govt. decided to allow use of bulls in south India’s famous ‘Jallikattu’ festivals by amending the list of animals prohibited from being trained for performances. While allowing the use of bulls in Jallikattu, the govt. emphasized on the historic, cultural and religious significance of the event. Jallikattu festival is held in which South-Indian state? – Tamil Nadu

Indian Navy during April 2014 sold its now decommissioned first aircraft carrier ship to a ship-breaking company of Mumbai for Rs. 63.2 crore. What is the name of this iconic ship which was commissioned into the India Navy in 1961 and was decommissioned in 1997? – INS Vikrant

What is the name of the Venezuelan daredevil who during April 2014 set a new Guinness record for skydiving 14,000 feet with world’s smallest parachute? Ernesto Gainza

Who won the men’s singles title of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open Badminton 2014? – Lee Chong Wei ofMalaysia

What is the name of a new tool launched by Internet giant Google as part of its elections portal offering which will give citizens access to relevant information about political candidates contesting from their constituency and their incumbent Member of Parliament? –‘Know   your candidate’

Who took over as the new Chairman of software industry association NASSCOM? – R Chandrasekaran

Which North-eastern state capital became the second in the region to have rail-connectivity? –Itanagar

Which English Premier League club was denied the permission to change its name by the Football Association Council (FAC)? – Hull City

Which Indian brand was the only Indian retail brand to be listed in the 30 Best Retail Brands in Asia Pacific of the prestigious Inter brand’s Best Retail Brands list for 2013? – Tanishq

What is the name of the famous character featured in the iconic Archie Comics, whose character will end in the forthcoming issue of this comic as announced? – Archie Andrews

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha appointed as the next Chief Justice of India, who will succeed Justice Sathasivam, will be …………….Chief Justice of India? – 41 st

How much amount was collected by India’s largest banking group the State Bank of India (SBI) recently in overseas debt sale through a dual tranche bond programme, which make it the largest ever offering from a domestic issuer? - $1.25 billion

What is the name of the deadly virus for which the Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT- In) issued an advisory to all Internet users in the country? ‘Heartbleed’

Which leading banking luminary was appointed as the special advisor of the interim President of BCCI-IPL Sunil Gavaskar? – Deepak Parekh, Chairman of HDFC

British telecom major Vodafone Group took full control of its Indian unit by buying the remaining 10.97% stake in the unit. This stake was acquired from which enterprise? - Piramal Enterprises

Which international financial institution completed its first global rupee bond programme worth $ 1 billion? -International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Renowned poet-lyricist and filmmaker Gulzar was selected for the prestigious Dada SahebPhalke award for 2013. He would be 45th recipient of this award. What is the real name of Gulzar? – Sampooran SinghKalra

India retained the top spot in the world in foreign exchange remittances from its migratory workforce during 2013. How much remittance was received by India during the year? – $70 billion (India was followed byChina ($60 billion), Philippines ($25 billion)

According to a series of papers published recently in the ‘Lancet Oncology’ journal, what is the reason for 40% of all types of cancers in India? – Tobacco use

Which un seeded player shocked badminton’s world number one Lee Chong Wei to win the Singapore Open title for 2014? –Simon   Santoso of Indonesia

Indian Navy’s decommissioned submarine INS Vagli would be established as a permanent exhibit at which historic town of Tamil Nadu? Mamallapuram

Who became the 5th Indian-born person to win the prestigious Pulitzer Prize? –Vijay   Seshadri

In a landmark judgement the Supreme Court gave the recognition of ‘third gender’ to trans genders and asked the Centre to treat trans genders as “socially and economically backward” so as to enable them to get reservations in jobs and education. This ruling was given on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by which entity? – The National Legal Services Authority – NALSA

A new round of India-China Strategic Dialogue was held at Beijing between Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin. The talks aimed at maintaining the momentum of India-China relations and implementing agreements reached at the leadership level. These talks were which round of the India-ChinaStrategic Dialogue series? – 6 th

Who was appointed the new Finance Secretary? – ArvindMayaram

Which team won the National T20 title for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy? –Baroda

What is the title of the book written by former Coal Secretary P.C. Parakh in which he claimed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s inability to take on vested interests led to the coal block row? – “Crusader orConspirator: Coalgate and other truths”

Usha International, the leading household consumer durables company, has become the official partners of which franchisee team for the 7th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL)? –Mumbai   Indians

Which member of the Commonwealth organisation recently announced its decision to withhold funding to the Commonwealth Secretariat, pointing to the Secretariat’s silence on alleged war crimes and rights abuse in Sri Lanka? –Canada

New Chief of the Indian Navy: Robin K Dhowan   – 22 nd

Which film was selected as the Best Film for 61st National Film Awards announced? – “Ship of Theseus”

Which noted director was the Chairman of the 11-member 61st National Film Awards selection committee which announced the winners? – Saeed Akhtar Mirza

Pakistan became the fourth country to publish ‘name and shame’ tax directory in a bid to embarrass tax evaders.Cash-strapped Pakistan published its first tax directory showing income tax details of all its registered taxpayers. Which are the other three countries who already follow this practice? – Sweden,Finland and Norway

With the implementation of new Companies Act, a majority of the top 200 listed companies will need to change their auditors over the next three years. According to the new Companies Act, it is now mandatory for the companies to change their auditors after how many years? – 10 years

U.S. President Barack Obama signed a law that allows Washington to deny visas to anyone (including United Nations envoys) who has engaged in terrorist acts against the United States. This law would apparently deny a visa to Iran’s designated ambassador to the New York-based United Nations. What is the name of this Iranian diplomat? – Hamid Abutalebi

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel Prize winning Latin-American author, who passed away, was citizen of which Latin American country? – Colombia

In a surprising development Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung announced backing out from hosting the Asian Games of 2019. Which Vietnamese city was to host the 18th edition of Asian Games? –Hanoi

What is the name of Indian Navy’s Vice-Admiral, who put in his papers seeking voluntary retirement after his junior Admiral RK Dhowan superseded him to take over as Navy chief? – Shekhar Sinha

What is the date for providing permanent or universal account numbers (UAN) to subscribers of retirement fund body Employees. Provident Fund Organisation.s (EPFO) as stated by the body recently? 15 October2014

Who won the Chinese F1 Grand Prix? – Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton

Noted Indian woman squash player JoshnaChinappa defeated Australia’s former world champion Rachael Grinham in the final of which inaugural tournament to win the title? –Richmond   Open

Which international Drug Company announced a multi-billion dollar revamp plan in which it will swap assets with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and will sell some business to Eli Lilly? – Novartis AG

Which state has achieved the highest rate of increase in the number of electors in the country in the past five years as stated in the electoral data released early this year? –Tamil Nadu

Which football club recently created history by winning the I-League title in their debut season? –Bengaluru FC

What is the name of NASA’s Moon probe which recently crashed into the lunar surface thus closing the six- month mission? – Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer – LADEE

What is the new name of leading confectionary and chocolate manufacturer Cadbury India Limited which was adopted by the company recently? – Mondelez India Foods Ltd.

What was the name of the naval exercise conducted by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to celebrate 65th anniversary of its Navy in which naval ships from India and Pakistan also participated? –‘Maritime Cooperation – 2014’

The Supreme Court set up a four-member committee for framing guidelines to prevent misuse of public funds by the government and its authorities in giving advertisements in newspapers and television to get political mileage. The court ruled that substantive guidelines are needed to regulate such advertisements at the cost of public exchequer. The order to constitute this committee was passed while the apex court heard a public interest litigation (PIL) by two NGOs. Which two NGOs are these? – Common Cause and Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL)

What is the name given to the newest mineral discovered recently in Australia? – ‘Putnisite’

Indian Air Force (IAF) has initiated a project for DNA profiling of its personnel, selecting a high-risk group of air crew that undertakes dangerous missions for the first round. Under this project the DNA samples of nearly 2,500 crew members who face

potential threat to life during everyday operations are being collected. A database of the DNA records will be established at which place? – Pune

Sherpa guides, who assist in undertaking summit expeditions to Mt. Everest in Nepal, started the boycott of climbing season for 2014. These guides packed up their tents and left Mount Everest’s base camp. What is the reason for their boycott? To honour the death of 16 of their colleagues who were killed in the deadliest avalanche ever recorded on the mountain

Supreme Court constituted a 5-member committee to look after the administration of Kerala’s SreePadmanabhaswamy temple. With this the main trustee of the temple was asked to hand over the keys to all secret vaults to the new committee. This order was given based on a report by which famous lawyer, in which it was alleged that the trustees had failed very miserably in bringing transparency in managing the affairs of the temple? –Gopal Subramaniam

Who took over as the head of 5-member temple administration committee of SreePadmanabhaswamy temple, Thiruvananthapuram? – K.P. Indira

NTT Docomo recently announced its decision to exit the Indian telecom market by selling its entire stake in its Indian joint-venture partner Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL). The two entities were operating in the Indian market with the Tata Docomo brand name. NTT Docomo is which country’s No.1 telecom company?– Japan

The South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won offered to resign over which issue? – After criticism of the government’s response to the ferry disaster

Microsoft completed the acquisition of Nokia’s Devices & Services business. The deal, which was announced in September 2013 means Nokia’s mobile business has become a subsidiary of Microsoft. What is the name of this subsidiary? – ‘Nokia Mobile’

Which country was rated lowest for average internet speed in the Asia Pacific region in a recently conducted study done by US firm Akamai? – India

Which country overtook Mauritius as the top gateway of money being brought in by overseas investors through the foreign direct investment (FDI) into Indian markets? – The United States

The United States signed Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement with which country, which would give American forces temporary access to selected military camps and allow them to preposition fighter jets and ships?–The   Philippines

The 15th edition of IIFA was held from 24 to 26 April 2016 at – Tampa Bay, Florida

Which two former Popes were declared Saints by the Pope Francis at the Vatican? – John XXIII and JohnPaul II

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) entered into a historic agreement with which organisation to use the power of sports to promote peace and economic development? – The United Nations – UN

Which India-born business leader was appointed as the new CEO and President of Nokia? – RejeevSuri

Three leading mobile operators got relief from the Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) after it allowed intra-circle roaming deals for 3G services. The Department of Telecom had issued orders in March 2013 to stop 3G services in circles where these operators did not have spectrum. Which three operators are these? – Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafon

Which famous American bank came to news recently for miscalculating a measure of the capital on its books which reduced its capital level by $4 billion? – Bank of America

Approximately how many investors were lost by India’s mutual fund industry during the last financial year (2013-14)as disclosed in recently released SEBI data? – 33 lakh

Former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Norman Anil Kumar Browne was appointed India’s next Ambassador to which country? – Norway

Actress to win Padma Shri Award

Nargis Dutt(1958)

Architect Maha Govinda (5 th B.C)Atomic Station Tarapore Power Staion Near MumbaiAryabatta medal Winner  K R Ramanathan(1977)Bank in India Bank of HindustanBharat Rathna Winner C.Rajagopalachari

British Governor General of Free India

Lord Mountbatten(Aug15, 1947-June 20,1948)

Captain of Test Cricket C K Nayudu(1932)Century in Test cricket Lala Amarnath(1933-1934Chairman of Rajya Sabah S V KrishnamurtyChevalier Award Winner Shivaji GanesanChief Election Commissioner Sukumar SenChief Justice Of India Hiralal J Kania(1950-1951)Chief of Air Staff Sir Thomas Elmhirst(1947-1950)Chief of Army Staff M Rajendra Sinhji(April1,1955-May

14,1955)Chief of Army Staff to die in harness

B C Joshi

Chief of Coast Guard V A Kamath(1978-1980)Chief of Naval Staff R D Katari(1958-1962)Visit :  http://mysapost.blogspot.in/ for Latest informations,

Study materials, etcCollege Fort William College ,CalcuttaCommander in Chief K M Cariappa(1949-1953)Cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma(1984)Cricketer to have batted in all positions

VInoo Mankad(1 to 11)

Dada Saheb Palke Award winner

Devika Rani Roerich(1969)

Dancer  to perform abroad Uday ShankarDeputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhai Patel(1947-1950)Emperor of Mughal Dynasty

Babar(1526-1530)

English Song My Heart is Beating from Julie(1974)Electric Train In Mumbai Between Mumbai V T and

Kurla(in 1925)Engineering College Thompson College ,RoorkeeEye Hospital Chennai Eye HospitalField Marshal S H F J Maneshaw(1973)First Colour Film “Can-Can Dance”First indigenous Film “Pundalik” made by R G Torney and N

G ChitreFirst Talkie Film “Alam Ara” by Ardeshir Irani(1931)First Animated Film “On A Moon Lit Night” by R C BoraFirst Hollywood film dubbed in Hindi

“Jurassic Park”

First Sanskrit Film ShankaracharyaFirst Child Star Bhalachandar(Son of Dada saheb

Pahalke)First Female Child Star Mandakini (Daughter of Dada sahib

Phalke)Film Star Chief Minister  M G Ramachandran(Tamil Nadu,1977)Finance Minister of Free India

 R K Shanmughan Cetty(1947)

Finance Minister to present the Budget 3 times in a row

Man Mohan Singh(1993,94,95)

Foreign Bank in India Chartered BankFinix Award winner Sr. P C SorcarGeometer Baudhyana ,sulva sutras(800 B C)General Elections  In 1952Governer General Of British India

Wareen Hastings(1773-1785)

Governer-general of Free India

C Rajagopalachari(June 1948-Jan 1950)

Grammarian Panini,Ashtadhyaayi

Helms Award winner Kunwar Digvijay Singh Babu(1952)Home Minister Vallabhai Patel(1946)ICS Officer Satyendranath TagoreIndian Woman President of Indian National Congress

Sarojini Naidu(1952

J C Bose Medal Winner V RamalingaswamiJain Tirthankara Rishabha DevJana pith Award winner G Sankara Kurup(Odakuzhal),1965Lady of the Indian Film Devika Rani RoerichLata Mangeshkar Award Winner

Naushad ,1984

Library William Carey Library at Serampore in 1800

Law University National Law school of India, BangaloreLaw giver Manu smriti(3100 B C )Man to Climb Mount Everest

Tenzing Norgay(with Edmund Hillary,1953)

Man to Reach across English Channel

Mihir Sen(1966)

Male Child Star Bhalachandra (Son of Dadasaheb Phalke)

Medical College Medical College, Bengal(Now Calcutta Medical College) (By Lord William Bentinck jan28,1935)

Man to win individual Olympic Medal

K D Jadhav(Bronze on Wrestling-Helsinki Olympics,1952)

Managing Director of World bank

Gautam Kaji(1995)

Member of British Parliament

Dadabhai Naoroji(1862)

Member of Viceroy’s Executive Council

Sir S P Sinha(1909)

Missiles-First tactical surface to surface missile

Prithvi

Short range surface to air missile

Trishul

Intermidiate range ballistic missile

Agni

Long Range multiple target missile

Akash

Missile firing Submarine INS Sindhushastra(July 19,2000)Miss Universe Sushmita Sen(1994)Miss World Riet FariaMusician to get Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan

M S Subbulakshmi(1954-1975)

Musician to get Raman M S Subbulakshmi(1974)

Magsaysay AwardNaval Ships-First Missile Boat

INS Vinash

First Frigate INS KhukriTanker INS ShaktiIndigenous Ship INS MagarFirst frigate with modern guided missiles

INS Godavari

  http://sapost.blogspot.in/ Aircraft Carrier INS VikrantNational Anthem(First Sung)

First sung on Dec 27,1911 at Kolkatta session of Indian National Congress

National Flag(First Hoisted) At Green Park,Kolkatta,on Aug 7,1906 by Surendranath Bannerji

Newspaper The Bengal GazatteFirst Vernacular Paper “Samachar Darpan”(in Bengali from

Serampore on May 31,1818)Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore,Gitanjali(1913)Open University Andhra Open UniversityOscar Winner Bhanu AthaiyaPilot J R D Tata ,Tata Airlines(1929)Post Office(First GPO) At Fort St.George Square,ChennaiPost office outside the country

At Dakshin Gangotri on Antarctica

Post office Stamp Designer Captain H L  Thuillier ,Deputy surveyor of General,Kolkatta

State to Issue Stamp Kathiawar in saurashtra(now Gujarat state)

Stamp Honouring a National Leader

Mahatma Gandhi on August 15,1948

Postoffice-first Airmail Allahabad to Naini on Feb 18,1911Presentation of Budget R K Shanmugham cettty,Finance

Minister(1947)President Rajendra  Prasad(1950-1962)President of Indian National Congress

W C Banerjee(1885)

President of International Court of Justice

Nagendra Singh(1970)

President to die in Harness Zakir HussainPrime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru(1947-1964)Prime Minister to die in Harness

Jawaharlal Nehru(1964)

Prime Minister to resign from office

Morarji Desai(1979)

Prime Minister who did not face parliament

Chaudary charan singh(July28,1979-Jan 14,1980)

Raman Magsaysay Award Winner

Vinoba Bhave(1958)

Recipient of World Food Prize

M S Swaminathan

Satellite AryabhattaExperimental Geostationary Satellite

APPLE(Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment)

Satellite Launch Vehicle SLV-3Earth-cum-communication Satellite

INSAT-1A

Solar-Powered Station Yedakumeri(on Hasan-mangal Section)Slave Ruler of India Qutub-ud-din Aibak(1206-1210)Speaker in Hindi at the UN Atal Bihari Vajpayee(1977)Speaker of Lok Sabah Ganesh Vasudeo Mavalankar(1952-

1957)Subscriber Telephone Dialling (STD)

Between Lukcnow and Kanpur(Nov 26 ,1960)

First Telephone exchange In Mumbai by Oriental Telephone Co. on Jan 30,1882

Automatic telephone Exchange

At Shimla in 1914

International subscribers Dialling(ISD)

Between Mumbai and London in 1976

Telegraphs and telephones(first telegraph line)

From kolkatta to Diamond Harbour, a distance of 33.8 km in 1838 by William B.O’shaughnessy,an Irish Professor at Calcutta Medical College

Telex Exchange Mumbai and Ahmedabad in 1953Test-Tube Baby Baby Harsha or Indira(1986) Train Journey(First) Mumbai to Thane(a distance of 34

km)on April 16,1853First Electric Train In Mumbai between Mumbai And

Kurla(in 1925)First Metro train At KolkattaFirst Super Fast Train “Rajdhani Express” between New Delhi

And HowrahFirst Railway Company East Indian Railway Company and

Great Indian Peninsular railway Company

Use of Indelible Ink Third Lok sabha Elections in 1962Vice-President S RadhakrishnanViceroy of India Lord Canning(1858-1862)Woman(Muslim)Ruler of India

Razia Sulthan(1236-1240)

Woman Ambassador Vijayalakshmi Pandit(U S S R, 1947-1949)

Woman central Minister Raj Kumari Amrit(health)Woman chairperson of NFDC

Hema Malini

Woman Chief justice of Leila Seth(Himachal Pradesh,1991)

high courtWoman Chief Minister Sucheta Kripalani(Uttar Pradesh)Woman to Win Nobel Prize Mother TeresaWoman Secretary General of Rajya Sabha

V S Ramadevi(1993)

Woman IAS Officer Anna Rajan Goeorge(1950)Woman IPS Officer Kiran Bedi(1974)Woman Jana pith Award winner

Ashapurna Devi, Prathama Pratishruti(1976)

Woman Judge of Supreme Court

Meera Sahib Fatima beevi(1989)

Woman Minister of State Vijayalakshmi Pandit(Uttar Pradesh 1937)

Woman Pilot (Indian Airlines)

Durba Banerjee(1966-1988)

Woman President of Indian National Congress

Annie Besant(1917)

Woman President of UN General Assembly

Vijayalakshmi Pandit(1953)

Woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi(1966-1977,1980-1984)Woman to Climb Mount Everest

Bachendri Pal(1984)

Woman to Perform a solo flight

Harita Kaur Doel(1994)

Woman Sahitya Akademi Award Winner

Amrita Pritam,Sunehre(1956)

Woman Shehnai Player Bageswari GamarWoman to Swim across English Channel

Arati saha(1959)

Woman to swim across the strait of Gibraltar

Arti Pradhan

Woman to Win an Asian Gold

Kamaljit Sandhu(1970)

Woman to win individual Olympic Medal

Karanam Malleshwari (Bronze in Weightlifting –sydney Olympics 2000)

Woman to win a Grand Slam

Sania mirja(wimbledon 2003)

Woman to go in space Dr.Kalpana Chawla(Nov 1997)Women University Indian Women’s University,PuneWomen’s  Hospital Muslim Maternity and Zenana

Hospital,HyderabadWomen’s College Bethune College,KolkattaWoman Doctor Dr.Kandambani GanguliWoman Advocate and Barrister

Cornelia sorabjee

Women’s University Indian Women’s University,Pune(founded by D K Karve)

: : : Tallest, Highest, Largest, Longest, Biggest, Deepest

and Smallest in the World : : :

 Tallest

» Tallest building -   Burj Khalifa in Dubai

» Tallest road-   Khardungla Pass (Leh Manali, India)

Khardungla Pass (Leh Manali, India)

» Tallest fountain -   Fountain Hills, Arizona

» Tallest free standing structure (Tower)

-   CN Tower, Toronto (Canada)

» Tallest tree -   The Redwood Tree

The Redwood Tree

» Tallest Railway line -   Quin - Hai - Tibet (China)

» Tallest animal -   Giraffe

» Tallest office building-   Petronas Twin Tower (Malaysia)

Petronas Twin Tower (Malaysia)

» Tallest bridge-   Royal Gorge Arkansas, America)

» Tallest Statue -   Statue of Motherland (USSR)

Sultan Hassan Mosque (Egypt)

» Tallest Minaret-   Sultan Hassan Mosque (Egypt)

Highest » Highest Plateau -   Tibet

» Highest Railway -   Qinghai - Tibet

Qinghai - Tibet» Highest Airport -   Lhasa Airport (Tibet)

» Highest Town -   Wenchuan (Tibet)

» Highest Mountain Peak -   Mt. Everest (Nepal)

» Highest Mountain -   Himalaya

» Highest Lake -   Titicaca (Bolivia)

Titicaca (Bolivia)

» Highest Continent -   Antartica

» Highest Waterfall -   Angel Falls (Venezuela)

» Highest Active Volcano -   Guayathiri (Chile)

» Highest Volcano -   Cotopaxy (Ecuador)

» Highest Railway Station -   Condor Station (Bolivia)

» Highest River Bridge -   Royal Gorge (Colorado)

» Highest Road Bridge -   Bailey bridge built by the Indian Army at Khardungla (Ladakh)

» Highest Bridge -   Milau (France)

Milau (France)

» Highest Capital City -   La Paz (Bolivia)Largest

» Largest Animal -   Blue Whale

Blue Whale

» Largest Land Animal -   The African Bush Elephant

» Largest Archipelago -   Indonesia

» Largest Airport -   King Khalid International Airport (Riyadh - Saudi Arabia)

» Largest Continent -   Asia

» Largest gulf -   Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

» Largest Ocean -   Pacific

» Largest River -   Amazon

» Largest Island -   Greenland

Amazon

» Largest River Basin -   Amazon

» Largest Lake (Salt Water) -   Caspian sea

» Largest Lake (Fresh Water)-   Lake Superior (North America)

» Largest Artificial Lake -   Lake Mead at Hoover Dam (USA)

» Largest bay -   Hudson Bay (North Canada)

» Largest Gorge -   Grand Canyon (USA)

Grand Canyon (USA)

» Largest Sea -   South China Sea

» Largest Delta-   Sundarbans (India & Bangladesh)

» Largest Peninsula -   Arabia

» Largest Country (In Area) -   Russia

» Largest Country (In Population)

-   China

» Largest Temple -   Angkorwat (Cambodia)

Angkorwat (Cambodia)

» Largest Church -   St.Peter's Basilica, (Rome)

» Largest Mosque-   Sha Faisal Mosque (Islamabad)

» Largest Embassy -   Russian Embassy (Beijing)

» Largest Democracy -   India

India

» Largest Electorate -   India

» Largest War Plane -   Mirage (France)

» Largest Prison -   Kharkov (Russia)

» Largest Hotel -   MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas (USA)

» Largest Canal -   Keil Canal in Germany

» Largest Forest -  Coniferous Forests (Northern Russia)

 

» Largest Palace -  Imperial Palace, Beijing

» Largest Stadium -  Strahove (Czech Republic)

United States Library of Congress

» Largest Library-  United States Library of Congress

» Largest Museum -  American Museum of Natural History (New York-USA)

» Largest town -  Mt. Isa (Queensland)

» Largest Dam -  Three Gorges (China)

» Largest Reef -  Great Barrier Reef, (Australia)

» Largest Park -  Wood Buffalo National Park (Canada)

» Largest Zoo -  Krugal National Park (South Africa)

» Largest Strait -  Tartar Strait

» Largest River Island -  Majuli (Assam)

Majuli (Assam)

» Largest Dome in the World -  Astrodome (Housten- USA)

» Largest Inland Sea -  Mediterranean Sea

» Largest City (Population) -  Tokyo (Japan)

» Largest Wall -  The Great Wall (China)

The Great Wall (China)

» Largest Cave-  Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (USA)

» Largest Cemetery -  Leningrad (Russia)

» Largest Railway Station -  Grand Central Terminal (New York)

» Largest University Building -  University of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

» Largest Open University -  Indira Gandhi National Open University (New Delhi)

» Largest Steel Plant -  Nippon Steel plant (Japan)

» Largest Active Volcano -  Mauna Lao (Hawaii)

» Largest Planet -  Jupiter

» Largest Carnivorous Mammal -  Polar Bear

Polar Bear

» Largest Bird -  Ostrich

» Largest Sea Bird -  Albatross

» Largest Cold Desert -  Gobi (Mongolia)

» Largest Diamond -  The Cullinan

The Cullinan

» Largest parliament-  The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China

» Largest Plateau -  Pamir (Tibet)

» Largest Mountain Range -  The Himalaya

» Largest Bank -   World Bank (Washington)

» Largest Cricket Stadium -   Melbourne (Australia)

» Largest Natural Satellite -   Ganymede (Jupiter)

» Largest Statue -   Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty

» Largest Book Publishing Company

-   Mc Graw Hill (New York)

» Largest Epic -   Mahabharat

» Longest Wall -   Great Wall of China

» Longest Wall -   Great Wall of China

» Longest Dictionary -   Oxford English Dictionary

» Longest Shipping Canal -   Baltic White Sea Canal

» Longest Beach -   Rio de Janerio (Brazil)

» Longest Railway Line -   Trans - Siberian Railway

» Longest Swimming Canal -   English Canal

» Longest Day -   June 21Biggest » Biggest Bird -   African Ostrich

» Biggest Desert -   Sahara (Africa)

» Biggest library -   National Kie Library (CIS)

» Biggest Planet -   Jupiter

» Biggest Dome -   Gol Gumbaz (India)

» Biggest Palace -   Vatican (Italy)

» Biggest Reptile -   Saltwater Crocodile

» Biggest Car Manufacturer -   General Motors (Detroit, America)

» Biggest lizard -   Komodo Dragons

» Biggest Eggs -   Ostrich Eggs

» Biggest Flower -   Rafflesia

» Biggest Passenger Ship -   Queen Elizebeth II

» Biggest Diamond Mine -   Kimberley (South Africa)

» Biggest Park -   Yellow Stone National Park

» Biggest Auditorium -   Municipal Auditorium (Atlantic City)

» Biggest Football Stadium -  Marakana (Brazil)Deepest

» Deepest Point in the Ocean-   Challenger Deep of Mariana Trench in Pacific Ocean

» Deepest Lake -   Lake Baikal, (Siberia)

» Deepest Ocean -   Pacific Ocean

» Deepest Gorge -   Hell’s Canyon, (USA)Smallest

» Smallest Bird -   Humming Bird

» Smallest Continent -   Australia

» Smallest Ocean -   Arctic

» Smallest State -   Vatican

» Smallest Flowering Plant -   Wolfia

» Smallest Planet -   Mercury

» Smallest Museum -   Arizona, US

» Smallest PC -   Space Cube

» Smallest Colony -   GibraltarMiscellaneous

» Oldest Religion -   Hinduism

» Oldest National Flag -   Denmark

» Oldest Plant -   Rose

» Oldest Capital City -   Damascus

» Fastest Bird -   Swift

» Fastest Planet -   Mercury

» Fastest Land Animal -   Cheetah

» Shortest River -   Roe (Montana)

» Hottest Planet -   Venus

» Lowest Point on Earth -   Dead Sea

» Lowest Temperature -   Absolute Zero (-273oC)

» Least Populous City -   Vatican

» Most Poisonous Fish -   Puffer Fish

» Coldest Place -   Vostok (Antarctica)

» Strongest Natural Fibre -   Silk

» Widest Bridge -   Sydney Harbour Bridge

» Busiest Airport -   Chicago O'Hare International Airport

» Coldest Planet -   Neptune

» Widest Waterfall -   Khone Falls

: : : Largest, Longest and Highest in India : : :

 Largest

» Largest River Barrage -   Farakka Barrage

» Largest Church -   St. Cathedral (Old Goa)

» Largest Desert -   Thar (Rajasthan)

» Largest River in South India

-   Godavari

» Largest Populated City -   Mumbai

» Largest Animal Fair -   Sonepur fair (Bihar)

» Largest Fresh Water Lake

-   Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)

» Largest Salt Water Lake -   Chilka (Orissa)

Chilka (Orissa)

» Largest State -   Rajasthan

» Largest Museum -   Indian museum (Kolkata)

» Largest Zoo -   Zoological Garden (Kolkata)

» Largest Dome -   Gol Gumbaz (Karnataka)

» Largest Mosque -   Jama Masjid (New Delhi)

Jama Masjid (New Delhi)

» Largest Cave Temple -   Ellora (Maharashtra)

» Largest Plateau -   Deccan plateau

» Largest G.P.O -   Mumbai G.P.O

» Largest Cinema Theatre -   Thangam Theatre

» Largest Arch Dam -   Idukki dam (Kerala)

Idukki dam (Kerala)

» Largest Library -   National library (Kolkata)

» Largest Aircraft Carrier -   INS Viraat

» Largest Landing Ship -   INS Magrar

» Largest Gurudwara -   Golden Temple (Amritsar)

Rashtrapati Bhavan

» Largest Residence -   Rashtrapati Bhavan

» Largest Open university-   Indira Gandhi Open University (New Delhi)

» Largest Ocean Island -   Middle Andaman

» Largest Prison -   Puzhal Jail (Chennai)

» Largest Populated State -   Uttar Pradesh

» Largest Planetarium -   Birla planetarium (Kolkata)

Birla planetarium (Kolkata)

» Largest River Island -   Majuli (Brahmaputra)Longest

» Longest Glacier -   Siachen Glacier

» Longest Hanging bridge -   Howra bridge

Howra bridge

» Longest Canal -   Indira Gandhi canal

» Longest Dam -   Hirakud (Orissa)

» Longest River -   Ganga

» Longest Tunnel -   Kharbude (Konkan Railway)

» Longest National Highway

-   N.H. 7

» Longest Corridor -   Rameswaram Temple corridor

Rameswaram Temple corridor

» Longest Bridge-   Anna Indira (Rameswaram to Mandap)

» Longest River bridge -   Mahatma Gandhi Sethu

» Longest Railway platform

-   Kharagpur (West Bengal)

Highest » Highest tower -   Qutabminar

» Highest peak -   Mt. K2 (Godwin Austin)

» Highest water falls -   Jog falls (Karnataka)

Jog falls (Karnataka)

» Highest literacy among state

-   Kerala

» Highest dam -   Bhakra Dam (Punjab)

» Highest gate way -   Buland Darwaza (Fathepur sikri)Miscellaneous

» Fastest Train -   Shatabdi express

Digboi (Assam)

» Oldest Refinery -   Digboi (Assam)

» Biggest hotel -   Oberoi - Sheraton (Mumbai)

» Highest award (civilian) -   Bharat Ratna

» Highest Gallantry award -   Param vir chakra

» Busiest bridge -   Howra (Calcutta)

» Highest statue -   Gomateswara Statue

: : : Sobriquets - India : : :

 Sobriquet Place

» Manchestor of India -   Ahamadabad

» City of Golden Temple -   Amritsar

Golden Temple

» Land of Sunrise in India -   Arunachal Pradesh

» Tea Garden of India -   Assam

Tea garden

» Garden City of India -   Bangalore

» Silicon Vally of India -   Bangalore

Microsoft office

» Sorrow of Assam -   Brahmaputra

Brahmaputra

» City of Palaces -   Calcutta

Victoriamemorialhall

» Manchester of South India -   Coimbatore

» Pearl of the Orient -   Goa

Goa

» Silent Share -   Hadakh

Ladakh

» All Seasons State -   Himachal Pradesh

Himachalpradesh

» Mini-Switzerland in India -   Khajjar (Himachal Pradesh)

Khajjar

» Hi-Tech City -   Hyderabad

Hitec city

» Pink City -   Jaipur

Nahargarh Fort

» City of Padala -   Jaipur

Jaipur

» Paradise on Earth -   Kashmir

Kashmir

» Switzerland of India -  Kashmir

Kashmir

» Spice Garden of India -  Kerala

Kerala

» Gods Own Land of India -  Kerala

Kerala

» Clouds of House -  Megalaya

Megalaya

» Holly wood of India -  Mumbai

Mumbai

» Gateway of India -  Mumbai

Gateway of India

» Blue Mountains -  Nilgiri

Nilgiri

» City of Orange -  Nagpur

Nagpur

» Weavers City of India -  Panipat

» Detroit of India -  Pithampur

Pithampur

» Granary of India -  Punjab

Punjab

» Land of Five Rivers -  Punjab

Punjab

» Sorrow of Bengal -  River Damodar

River Damodar

» Sorrow of Bihar -  River Kosi

River Kosi

» Lake City -  Udaipur

Udaipur

» Sugar Bowl of India -  Uttar Pradesh

: : : World - Sobriquets : : :

 » Granite City -  Aberdeen (Scotland)

» Dark Continent -   Africa

» Land of Eagles -   Albania

» Land of Golden Fleece -   Australia

» Land of Kangaroo -   Australia

» Tallest Railway line -   Quin - Hai - Tibet (China)

» Herring Pond -   Atlantic Ocean

» Island of Pearls -  Bahrain

» Pearl of Arabia -  Bahrain

» Battle field of Europe -   Belgium

» Cockpit of Europe -   Belgium

» City of Cycles -  Beijing

» White City -   Belgrade

» Land of Thunder Bolt -  Bhutan

» Land of Setting Sun -  Britain

» Land of Lilies -  Canada

» Land of Maple -  Canada

» Windy City -   Chicago

» Land of Thunder Dragon -  China

» Pearl of Antilles -   Cuba

» Sugar Bowl of World -  Cuba

» Land of Thousand Lakes -  Finland

» Key to the Mediterranean -   Gibraltar

» Island of fire -   Iceland

» Emerald Island -  Ireland

» Land of Rising Sun -  Japan

» Britain of the East -  Japan

» Garden of England -  Kent

» Hermit Kingdom -  Korea

» Land of Morning Calm -  Korea

» Land of Thousand Elephants -  Laos

» Forbidden City -  Lhasa (Tibet)

» Island of Cloves -  Madagascar

» George Cross Island -  Malta

» Land of Golden Pagoda -  Myanmar

» Land of the Tulips -  Netherlands

» Land of Perpetual Greenary -  Natal

» Empire City -  New York (USA)

» City of Sky Scrappers -  New York

» Britain of the South -  New Zealand

» Land of Midnight Sun -  Norway

» Manchester of the Orient -   Osaka

» City of Dreaming Spires -  Oxford

» Holy Land -  Palestine

» Roof of the World -   Pamirs

» World’s Bread Basket -  Paris (North America)

» Quaker City of USA -   Philadelphia (USA)

» Land of windmills -  Polland

» Never, Never Land -   Prairies (North Australia)

» City of Eternal Springs -   Quito (Ecuador)

» Sorrow of China -   River Huang Ho

» City of Seven Hills -   Rome (Italy)

» Eternal City -   Rome (Italy)

» Nation of Thousand Hills -   Rwanda

» City of Golden Gate San -   Francisco (USA)

» Land of Lakes -   Scotland

» Hill Queen -   Shimla

» Venice of the North -  Stockholm (Sweden)

» Gateway of Tears -   Strait of Bab-el Mandeb

» Pillars of Hercules -   Strait of Gibraltar

» Playground of Europe -   Switzerland

» Land of White Elephant -   Thailand

» World Loneliest island -  Tristanda Cunha

» Sickman of Europe -  Turkey

» Queen of the Adriatic -   Venice (Italy)

» City of Magnificent Distances -  Washington D.C

» Copper Country -   Zambia

: : : National Emblems of Different Countries : : :

 Emblem Country  

» Kangaroo -   Australia

Kangaroo

» Water Lilly -   Bangladesh

Water Lilly

» White Lilly -   Canada, Italy  

» Beach -   Denmark  

» Lily -   France  

» Corn Flower -   Germany

Corn Flower

» Bauhinia (orchid tree) -   Hong Kong  

» Lioned Capital -   India

Lioned Capital

» Shamrock -   Ireland

Shamrock

» White Lilly -  Italy  

» Elephant -   Ivory Coast  

» Rose -   Iran, UK  

» Chrysanthemum -   Japan

Chrysanthemum

» Cedar tree -   Lebanon  

» Lion with Crown -  Luxembourg  

» The Soyombo -   Mongolia  

» Lion -   Netherland, Norway, Belgium  

» Kiwi -  New Zealand

Kiwi

» Crescent -  Pakistan  

» Baobab tree -  Senegal  

» Lion -  Sierra Leone, Sri lanka  

» Eagle -  Spain  

» Secretary Bird -  Sudan  

» Crescent and Star -  Turkey  

» Golden Rod -  USA

: : : Countries and Currencies : : :

 Country Currency

» India -   Rupee

Rupee

» Israel -   Shekel

Shekel

» Japan -   Yen

Yen

» Russia -   Rouble

Rouble

» U.K. -   Pound Sterling

Pound Sterling

» U.S.A -   Dollar

Dollar

» Afghanistan -   Afghani

» Algeria -  Algeria Dinar

» Angola -   New Kwanza

» Armenia -   Dram

» Austria -   Schilling

» Argentina -   Peso

» Australia -   Australian Dollar

» Azerbaijan -   Manat

» Bahrain -   Dinar

» Bangladesh -   Taka

» Bhutan -   Ngultrum

» Brazil -  Cruzeiro Real

» Bulgaria -  Lev

» China -  Yuan/Renminbi

» Columbia -  Peso

» Costa Rica -  Colon

» Croatia -  Kuna

» Cuba -  Peso

» Cyprus -  Cyprus pound

» Czech Republic -  Koruna

» Denmark -  Krone

» Egypt -  Egyptian Pound

» Georgia -  Lari

» Ghana -  Cedi

» Hungary -  Forint

» Indonesia -  Rupiah

» Iran -  Rial

» Iraq -  Iraqi Dinar

» Kazakhstan -  Tenge

» Korea -   Won

» Kuwait -  Kuwaiti Dinar

» Malaysia -  Ringgit

» Mexico -  Peso

» Mongolia -  Tugrik

» Myanmar -  Kyat

» Norway -  Krone

» Russia -  Rouble

» Saudi Arabia -  Riyal

» Switzerland -  Swiss Franc

» Thailand -  Bhat

» Vatican City State -  Lira

» Vietnam -  Dong

» Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain, Belgium

-  Euro

: : : Countries - Parliaments : : :

 Country Parliament  

» Afganistan -   Shora  

» Algeria -   National Peoples Assembly  

» Australia -   House of representative of senate  

» Austria -   Austrian Parliament(National Council and Federal Council)

 

» Bangladesh -   Jatiya Sangsad

Jatiya Sangsad

» Bhutan -  Tshogdu (National Assembly)  

» Britain -  Parliament (Commons & Lords)  

» China -   National People’s Congress

National People’s Congress

» Cuba -   National Assembly of people power

 

» Denmark -  Folketing  

» Egypt -   People’s Assembly  

» France -   National Assembly  

» Germany -  Bundestag

Bundestag

» Greenland -   Landstraad  

» Hungary -   National Assembly

National Assembly

» Iceland -   Althing  

» India -   Parliament (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha)

Parliament

» Iran -   Majlis  

» Iraq -  National Assembly  

» Israel -  Knesset  

» Japan -  Diet

Diet

» Kuwait -  National Assembly  

» Libya -  General People’s Congress  

» Maldives -  Majlis  

» Myanmar -  People’s Assembly  

» Nepal -  National Panchayat  

» Netherlands -  States General  

» Norway -  Sterling  

» Pakistan -  National Assembly  

» Poland -  Sejm

Sejm

» Russia -  State Duma

State Duma

» Srilanka -  National State  

» South Africa -  House of Assembly  

» Sweden -  Riksdag  

» Switzerland -  Federal Assembly

Federal Assembly

» Sudan -  National Assembly  

» Uzbekistan -  Oliy Majlis  

» USA -  Congress

Congress

» Vietnam -  National Assembly

: : : New and Old Names of Places and Countries : : :

 New Name Old Name

» Ankara -   Ahamadabad

» Bangladesh -   East Pakistan

» Beijing -   Peking

» Belize -   British Honduras

» Burkino Faso -   Upper Volta

» Cape Kennedy -   Cape Caneveral

» Cambodia -   Kampuchia

» Djibouti -   French Somaliland

» Ethiopia -   Abyssinia

» Ghana -   Gold Coast

» Guianea Bissau -   Portuguese Gayana

» Guyana -   British Guinia

» Harare -   Salisburry

» Hawaiin Islands -   Sandwich Islands

» Indonesia -   The Dutch East India

» Iran -   Persia

» Iraq -   Mesopotamia

» Istanbul -  Constantinople

» Jakartha -  Batavia

» Japan -  Nippon

» Kinshasa -  Leopoldville

» Kiribati -  Gilbert Island

» Laos -  Lanxang

» Lesotho -  Basitoland

» Malavi -  Nyasaland

» Mali -  French Sudan

» Malaysia -  Malaya

» Malabo -  Santa Isabet

» Madhya Pradesh -  Central Province

» Manchuria -  Manchuko

» Mexico -  New Spain

» Mosambique -  Potuguese East Africa

» Myanmar -  Burma

» Namibia -  South West Africa

» Nauru -  Pleasant Island

» Papua New Guinea -  Trust Territory of New Guinea

» Portuguese -  Lucitania

» Sri Lanka -  Ceylon

» St. Petersburg -  Leningrad

» Surinam -  Dutch Gayana

» Taiwan -  Formosa

» Thailand -  Siam

» Togo -  Togoland

» Tuvalu -  The Ellice Islands

» Volgograd -  Stalingrad

» Zaire -  Congo

» Zambia -  Northern Rhodesia

» Myanmar -  Burma

» Zimbabwe -  Rhodesia

: : : National Flowers of Different Countries : : :

 Country National Flower  

» Australia -   Gold wattle

Gold wattle

» Bangladesh -   Water Lilly

Water Lilly

» Canada -   Maple leaf

Maple leaf

» China -   Narsissas  

» France -   Lilly  

» Germany -   Corn Flower

Corn Flower

» India -   Lotus

Lotus

» Ireland -   Shamrock  

» Japan -   Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum

» Russia -   Sunflower

Sunflower

» Scotland -  Thistle  

» Spain -   Pomegranate  

» UK -   Rose  

» USA -   Golden Rose  Official Books

Book Country  

» Belgium& Japan -   Gray Book  

» British -   Blue Book  

» France & Italy -   Green Book  

» Germany & China -   White Book  

» India -   White Paper

: : :World Institutions - Founders : : :

 Institution Founder

» Amnesty International - Peter Berenson

» Boy Scouts - Baden Powell

» Cubism - Pablo Picasso

» Fascism - Benito Mussolini

Peter Berenson» Lion’s Club - Melvin John  

» Montessori System - Maria Montessori  

» Nazism - Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

» Nursing System - Florence Nightingale

» Protestant Religion - Martin Luther

» Red Cross - Jean-Henri Dunant

» Salvation Army - William Booth  

» Atomic Structure - Bohr and Rutherford  

» Taoism - Lao Tse  

» United Nations - Joseph Stalin (USSR)

» Winston -Churchill (UK) andFranklin Delano Roosevelt (USA)

Sir George Williams

» YMCA - Sir George Williams

» Confucianism - Confucius

» Zorastrianism (Parsis) - Zoraster  India

» Arya Samaj - Dayananda Saraswathi  

» Bahaism - Mirza Hussain Ali

Mirza Hussain Ali

» Bhoodan Movement - Vinoba Bhave

» Brahma Samaj - Raja Ram Mohan Roy

» Chinmaya Mission - Swami Chinmayananda

» Dev Samaj -Siva Narayan Agnihothri

 

» Indian Association - Surendranath Banerji  

» Jainism - Vardhamana Mahavira

» Peoples Education Society - Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Kesab Chandra Sen

» Prarthana Samaj - Kesab Chandra Sen

» Ramakrishna Mission - Swami Vivekananda

» Sarvodaya Movement - Jaya Prakash Narayan

Jaya Prakash Narayan

» Servants of India Society -Servants of India Society

» Sikhism - Guru Nanak

» Suddhi Movement - Swami Shradhanand

» Theosophical Society of India - Annie Besant  

» Vana Mahothsav - K.M. Munshi

: : : First in the World : : :

 

» Who is the first European to reach China?Ans. : Marco Polo

Marco Polo

» Which country is the first country to print book?Ans. : China

» Which is the first country to issue paper currency?Ans. : China

 

» Which country commenced first competitive examination in civil services?Ans. : China

 

» Who is the first human to walk on the Moon?Ans. : Neil Armstrong (1969)

Neil Armstrong (1969)

» Who is the first person followed Neil Armstrong to land on the moon?Ans. : Edwin E. Aldrin

Edwin E. Aldrin

» Who is the first human entered in space?Ans. : Yuri Gagarin (Russia)

Yuri Gagarin

» Who is the first maan to walk in Space?Ans. : Alexei Leonov (1965)

 

» What is the name of the first manned space vehicle?Ans. : Vostok 1,USSR (1961)

 

» Who is the first persons to reach Mount Everest ?Ans. : Sherpa Tenzing, Edmund Hillary

Sherpa Tenzing, Edmund Hillary

» Who is the first man to have climbed Mount Everest Twice?Ans. : Nawang Gombu

 

» Who is the first adventurer flying successfully across the English Channel without aircraft?Ans. : Felix Baumgartner (July, 2003)

 

» Who is first man in to space from China?Ans. : Yang Liwei

Yang Liwei

» Who is the first person to fly aeroplane?Ans. : Wright Brothers

Wright Brothers

» Who is the first person to sail round the world?Ans. : Magellan

Magellan

» Who is the first President of the United States of America?Ans. : George Washington

George Washington

» Who is the first Prime Minister of Britain?Ans. : Robert Walpole

 

» Who is the first woman Prime Minister of England?Ans. : Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

» Who is the first person to reach North Pole?Ans. : Robert Peary

 

» Who is the first person with only one arm to climb the Everest?Ans. : American Gary Guller(2003)

 

» Who is the first woman of the world to climb Mt. Everest four times?Ans. : Lakpa Sherpa (Nepali)

 

» Who is the first person to reach South Pole?Ans. : Amundsen

Amundsen

» What is the first religion of the world ?Ans. : Hinduism

 

» Who are the first residents of International Space station?Ans. : Bill Shepherd (USA), Yuri Gidzanko and Sergei Krikalev (Russia)

 

» Who is the first Governor General of the United Nations Organization?Ans. : Trigveli (Norway)

 

» Which country is first prepared a constitution?Ans. : Mohd. Ali Jinnah

Mohd. Ali Jinnah

» Which country is the first host NAM summit?Ans. : Belgrade (Yugoslavia)

 

» Which is the first country to send man to the moon?Ans. : USA

 

» Which is the first country to launch Artificial satellite in the space?Ans. : Russia

 

» Who is the first Muslim woman to receive Nobel Prize?Ans. : Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Peace Prize 2003)

Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Peace Prize 2003)

» Which is the first country to host the modern Olympics?Ans. : Greece

 

» Which is the first Asian city to host Olympics?Ans. : Tokyo, Japan (1964)

 

» Who is the first woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal?Ans. : Charlotte Cooper, UK, Tennis singles (1900)

 

» Which is the first city that an atom bomb was dropped?Ans. : Hiroshima (Japan)

 

» Which is the first shuttle to go in space?Ans. : Columbia

 

» Which is the first spacecraft to reach on Mars?Ans. : Viking-I

 

» Who is the first woman to climb Mount Everest?Ans. : Mrs. Junko Tabei from Japan

 

» Who is the first woman cosmonaut of the world?Ans. : Valentina Tereshkova from Russia

Valentina Tereshkova from Russia

» Who is the first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly?Ans. : Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

» Who is the first batsman to score three test centuries in three successive tests on his debut?Ans. : Mohd. Azharuddin

 

» Who is the first USA President to resign Presidency?Ans. : Richard Nixon

 

» Who is the first Chinese traveller to India?  

Ans. : Fahein

» Who is the first woman Prime Minister of a country?Ans. : Mrs. Srimavo Bhandarnaike

Mrs. Srimavo Bhandarnaike

» Who is the first woman President of a country?Ans. : Maria Estela Peron

 

» Which is first talkie movie in the world ?Ans. : The jazz Singer (1927)

 

» Who is the first blind man to scale Mt. Everest?Ans. : Erik Weihenmayer, from USA, on May 25, 2001.

 

» Who is the first Muslim woman to become the Secretary General of Amnesty International?Ans. : lrine Zubeida Khan

 

» Who is the first youngest grandmaster of the world in chess?Ans. : Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine)

 

» Who is first woman to fly solo around the world?Ans. : Jerrie Fredritz Mock.(1964)

 

» Who is the first woman to fly solo across the English Channel?Ans. : Hariiet Quimby

 

» Who is the first ascent of Everest without bottled oxygen?Ans. : Peter Habeler (Austria) and Reinhold Messner, (Italy) (1978)

 

» What is the name of the first Atom Bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima during second world war?Ans. : Little Boy

Little Boy

» Who is first professional woman bull fighter?Ans. : Patricia Mccormick (1952)

 

» Who is the first woman Commander of a Space shuttle?Ans. : Eileen Collins from USA

 

» Who is the first woman to cross seven important seas of the world by Swimming?Ans. : Bula Chaudhury (India)

Bula Chaudhury (India)

» Who is the first woman to win a Grand Slam?Ans. : Maureen Catherine (1953)

: : : Reviside Cites And Countries : : :

 City River Country  

» Alexandria -   Nile -   Egypt

»Amsterdam -   Amsel -   Netherlands  

» Baghdad -   Tigris -   Iraq

Tigris River

» Bangkok -   Menam -   Thailand

» Basra -   Eupharates and Tigris -   Iraq  

» Belgrade -   Danube -   Serbia  

» Berlin -   Spree -   Germany

Spree River

» Bonn -  Rhine -  Germany

» Bristol -   Avon -   England  

» Brussels -   Seine -   Belgium  

» Budapest -   Danube -   Hungary  

» Cairo -   Nile -   Egypt  

» Chittagong -   Karnaphuli -   Bangladesh  

» Colombo -   Kaliganga -   Sri Lanka  

» Cologne -   Rhine -   Germany  

» Dublin -   Liphi -   Ireland  

» Glasgow -   Clyde -   Scotland  

» Hamburg -  Elbe -   Germany  

» Karachi -  Indus -   Pakistan  

» Khartoum -  Nile -   Sudan  

» Lahore -  Ravi -   Pakistan  

» Lisbon -  Tagus -   Portugal  

» Liverpool -  Mersey -   England  

» London -  Thames -   England

Thames River

» Montreal -  Ottawa -   Canada

» Moscow -  Moskva -   Russia  

» New York -  Hudson -   USA

Hudson River

» Paris -  Seine -   France

» Philadelphia -  Delawara -   USA  

» Prague -  Vitava-   Czechoslovakia

 

» Quebec -  St. Lawrence -   Canada  

» Rome -  Tiber -   Italy  

» Shanghai -  Yangtze-Kiang -   China  

» Stalingrad -  Volga -   Russia

Volga River

» Tokyo -  Sumida -   Japan

» Vienna -   Danube -   Austria  

» Warsaw -  Vistula -   Poland  

» Washington -  Potamac -   USA  

» Yangoon -  Irawadi -   Myanmar

: : :Discoveries and Inventions : : :

 Discoveries / Inventions Scientists

» Adding Machine - Balise Pascal

Wright Brothers

» Aeroplane - Wright Brothers

» Air Brake - George Westinghouse

George Westinghouse

» Air Conditioner - Carrier

» Alcohol Thermometer - Farenheit  

» Aniline Dyes - Hoffman  

» Antiseptic Surgery - Lord Joseph Lister  

» Archimedean Screw - Archimedies  

» Aspirin - Dreser

Otto Hahn

» Atom Bomb - Otto Hahn

» Atomic Number - Mosley  

» Atomic Structure - Bohr and Rutherford  

» Atomic Theory - Dalton  

» Atomic Thermometer - Bohr

Bohr

» Automobile - Daimler

» Avogadro's Hypothesis - Avogadro  

» Balloon - Monto Golfier  

» Ball Pen - Loud  

» Barometer - Torricelli

Torricelli

» Beri – Beri - Eijkman

» Bicycle - Mac Millan  

» Blood Circulation - Harvey  

» Boson - S.N.Bose  

» Boyle's law - Boyle  

» Braily System - Louis Braille

Louis Braille

» Braille - Louis Braille

» Celluloid - Parkes  

» Cinema - Lumiere Brothers  

» Cinema Projector - Thomas Alva Edison

» Chloroform - James Young Simpson

Thomas Alva Edison» Cholera Bacillus - Robert Koch  

» Coloured Photography - Lippman  

» Computer - Charles Babbage

Charles Babbage

» Cosmic Rays - R.A.Millikan

» Crescograph - J.C. Bose  

» Cyclotron - Lawrence  

» DDT - Dr. Paul Muller  

» Deuterium (Heavy Water) - H.C.Urey

Rudolf Diesel

» Diesel Engine - Rudolf Diesel

» Dynamite - Alfred Nobel

Alfred Nobel

» Dynamo - Michael Faraday

» Electric Battery - Volta  

» Electricity - Faraday  

» Electric Lamp - Thomas Alva Edison  

» Electric Measurement - Gauss  

» Electron - J.J. Thompson

J.J. Thompson

» Electron Theory - Bohr

» Elevator - Elisha G Otis  

» Electrical Waves - Heitz  

» Fahrenheit Scale - Fahrenheit  

» Film & Photographic goods - Kodak  

» Fountain Pen - Waterman  

» Generator - Piciontti  

» Glider - George Cayley  

» Gramaphone - Thomas Alva Edison  

» Gun Powder - Roger Bacon  

» Helicopter - Broquett  

» Helium Gas - Lockyer  

» Homoeopathy - Hahnemann

» Hovercraft - Cockrell

» Hydrogen - Cavendish

Cavendish

» Hydrophobia - Louis Pasteur

» Incandescent Bulb - Edison  

» Induction Coil - Rohm Korff  

» Induction of Electric Current - Faraday  

» Insulin - F.Banting  

» Intelligence Tests - Binet  

» Jet Engine - Sir Frank Whittle  

» Jet Propulsion - Frank Whittle  

» Laser - Theodore Maiman  

» Laughing Gas - Priestley  

» Law of Electrolysis - Faraday  

» Laws of Electrical Resistance - Ohm  

» Law of gases - Gay Lussac  

» Law of Gravitation - Issac Newton  

» Laws of Heredity - Gregory Mandel  

» Laws of Motion - Newton

Newton

» Laws of Multiple Proportion - Dalton

» Laws of Natural Selections - Darwin

Darwin

» Life Boat - Henry Great Head

» Lift (Elevators) - Otis  

» Lightning Conductor - Benjamin Franklin  

» Linotype - Mergenthaler  

» Line of demarcation (ship) - Plimsoll  

» Liquid Oxygen - Dewar  

» Logarithm - John Napier  

» Machine Gun - Dr. Richard Gattling  

» Maser - Charles H. Townes  

» Meson - Hideki Yakawa  

» Microphone - Graham Bell

Graham Bell

» Molecular Scattering of light in fluid

- Ramanathan

» Neon Gas - Ramsay, Travers  

» Neutron - Chadwick  

» Nuclear Fission -Otto Hahn, Bohr and Fermi

 

» Nylon Plastic - Carothers  

» Origin of Species - Charles Darwin  

» Oxygen - J.B.Preistly  

» Parachute - A.J. Garnerian  

» Pencillin - Alexander Fleming  

» Periodic Law - Mendeleef

Mendeleef

» Photograph - Dauguerre

» Photography (Film) - John Carbutt  

» Phonograph - Edison  

» Principle for lever (S.P.Gravity) - Archimedes

Archimedes

» Phototherapy - N.R.Finsen

» Pneumatic Tyre - Dunlop  

» Positive Electrons - Anderson  

» Powerloom - Cartwright  

» Printing for the Blind - Braille  

» Printing Press - Caxton  

» Printing Types - John Guttenberg

John Guttenberg

» Psycho-analysis - Dr.Sigmund Freud

» Quantum Theory - Max plank  

» Radio-activity of Uranium - Henry Becquerel  

» Radio transmitter - Alexanderson  

» Radium - Madame Curie  

» Railway Engine - Stephenson  

» Raman Effect - C.V.Raman

» Rare Gas - Cavandish

» Rayon - Sir Joseph Swan  

» Replacing human heart - Christian Barnard

Christian Barnard

» Revolver - Colt

» Refrigerator - James Harrison  

» Safety Lamp - Humphry Davy  

» Safety Match - Land Strom  

» Safety Pin - William Hunt  

» Safety Razor - Gillette  

» Seismograph - Roberts Mallet  

» Sewing Machine - Barthelling Thimonnier  

» Sextant - Hadley  

» Short Hand - Pitman  

» Solar System - Copernicus (1540)  

» Specific Gravity - Archimedes  

» Spectroscope - Bunsen  

» Steam Engine - James Watt  

» Steam Turbine - Parsons  

» Stethoscope - Rene Laennee  

» Submarine - David Bushnell  

» Steam boat - Fulton  

» Submarine - Bushwell  

» Tank - Swinton  

» Talkies - Lee-de-Frost  

» Telegraph Code - Morse  

» Telephone - Alexander Graham Bell  

» Telegraphy -William F.Cooke. Charles Wheatstone

 

» Telescope - Galileo  

» Television - J.L. Baird  

» Theory of Evolution - Charles Darwin  

» Theory of Relativity - Albert Einstein

» Thermosflask - Dewar

Albert Einstein» Transistor - Shockly and Bardeen  

» Typewriter - Sholes  

» Uranium fusion - Oho Hahn  

» Uranus (Planet) - Herschel William  

» Vaccination - Jenner  

» Vaccum Flask - Sir James Dewar  

» Vulcanisation - Good Year  

» Washing Soda - Lablanc  

» Wireless Communication - Oliver Lodge  

» Wireless Telegraphy - Marcony  

» X-ray - W.C. Rontgen

: : : List of Geographical Discoveries in the World : : :

 Discovery Discoverer

» America - Christopher Columbus (Italian)

Christopher Columbus (Italian)

» Brazil - Pedro Alvarez Cabral (Portuguese)

» Cape of Good Hope - Bartholomew Diaz (Portuguese)

» China - Marco Polo

Marco Polo

» Greenland - Norseman Eric

» Hudson Bay - Henry Hudson

» Island of Tasmania & New Zealand

- Tasman (Dutch)

» Lake Tanganyika - Richard Francis Burton

» New Foundland - John Cabot

» Nigeria river in Africa - Mungo park

» North America - Leif Ericsson

Robert Peary (USA)

» North Pole - Robert Peary (USA)

» Taoism - Lao Tse

» Planets - Kepler

» Sandwich (Hawaiin) Islands

- Captian Cook (British)

Vasco da Gama (Portuguese)

» Sea route to India - Vasco da Gama (Portuguese)

» South Pole - Amundsun (Norway)

» Suez Canal - Ferdinand de Lesseps (Designed)  

» Victoria Falls - David Livingstone (British)

: : :Popular Names – Persons in the World: : :

 

Popular Name   Person  

» Fuhrer (also Fuehrer) - Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

» Master of Suspense - Alfred Hitchcock

» The Daughter of East - Benazir Bhutto

» Second Duke - Benitto Mussolini

» African Gandhi - Dr. Kenneth Kaunda  

» The Wizard of Menlo Park - Edison  

» Poet’s Poet - Edmund Spenser  

» King of Rock & Roll - Elvis Presley  

» Desert Fox - Erwin Rommel

Florence Nightingale

» Lady with the Lamp - Florence Nightingale

» GBS - George Bernard Shaw

» Grand Old Man of Britain - Gladstone  

» Prince of Pilgrimage - Huien Tsang  

» Light of the world - Jesus Christ

» Good Shepherd - Jesus Christ

» Maid of Orleans - Joan of Arc  

» Iron Lady - Margaret Thatcher  

» Iron Butterfly - Margaret Thatcher  

» American Gandhi - Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King

» Little Corporal - Napoleon Bonaparte

» Columbus of Space - Neil Armstrong  

» Man of Blood and Iron - Otto von Bismarck  

» Maiden Queen - Queen Elizabeth I  

» Rascal monk - Rasputin  

» Apostle of Free Trade - Richard Cobden

William Shakespeare

» Bard of Avon - William Shakespeare

: : :Popular Names – Persons in India : : :

 

Popular Name   Person  

» Lokmanya - Bal Gangadhar Tilak

» Maratha Kesari - Bal Gangadhar Tilak

» Shahid - Bhagat Singh

» Bengali Tiger - Bipin Chandra Pal

» Light of Asia - Buddha  

» Indian Machiavelli - Chanakya  

» Deenabandhu - C.F. Andrews  

» Anna - C.N. Annadurai  

» Deshabandhu - C.R. Das

C. Rajagopalachari

» C.R. - C. Rajagopalachari

» Rajaji - C. Rajagopalachari

» Grand Old Man of India - Dadabhai Naoroji  

» Bapu - Gandhiji  

» Mahatma - Gandhiji

» Guruji - Golwalkar

» Iron Lady of India - Indira Gandhi  

» Priyadarshini - Indira Gandhi  

» Babuji - Jagjeevan Ram  

» J.P - Jayaprakash Narayan

» Loknayak - Jayaprakash Narayan

» Chachaji - Jawaharlal Nehru  

» Indian Shakespeare - Kalidasa  

» Badshah Khan - Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan  

» Frontier Gandhi - Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

» Faker-e-Afghan - Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

» Man of the Masses - K. Kamaraj

» Kipper - K.M. Cariappa  

» Kuvembu - K.V. Puttappa  

» Rani of Jhansi - Lakshmibai

Lal Bahadur Shastri

» Man of Peace - Lal Bahadur Shastri

» Punjab Kesari - Lala Lajpat Rai

» Mahamana - Madan Mohan Malaviya  

» Prince of Beggars - Madan Mohan Malaviya  

» Barefooted painter - M.F. Hussain

» Sage of Sabarmati - Mahatma Gandhi  

» Flying Sikh - Milkha Singh  

» Saint of Gutters - Mother Theresa  

» Golden Girl of Indian Athletics - P.T. Usha

» Gurudev - Rabindranath Tagore

» Sher-e-Punjab - Ranjit Singh

» Birdman of India - Salim Ali

» Indian Napoleon - Samudragupta  

» Sage of Kanchi - Sankaracharya  

» Indian Bismarck - Sardar Vallabhai Patel  

» Nightingale of India - Sarojini Naidu  

» Lion of Kashmir - Sheikh Mohammed

Subash Chandra Bose

» Netaji - Subash Chandra Bose

» Prince of Patriots - Subash Chandra Bose

» Little Master - Sunil Gavaskar  

» Andhra Kesari - Tangutri Prakasam  

» Mysore Tiger - Tippu Sultan  

» T.T.K. - T.T. Krishnamachari  

» Grand Old Man of Indian Journalism

- Tushar Kanti Ghosh  

» Acharya - Vinobha Bhave

Vinobha Bhave

» Sage of Paunar - Vinobha Bhave

» Milkman of India - Varghese Kurian

: : : World’s important famous Fathers : : :

 Branch of Subject Founding Father

» Father of Economics - Adam Smith

» Father of Biology - Aristotle

» Father of Sociology - Augustus Comte

» Father of Modern Computer - Marco Polo

» Greenland - Norseman Eric

» Hudson Bay - Charles Babbage

» Father of Greek Democracy - Clesthenes

» Father of Nuclear Physics - Ernest Rutherford

» Father of English Poetry - Geoffrey Chaucer

Gregor Mendel

» Father of Genetics - Gregor Mendel

» Father of Printing - Guttenberg

» Father of Modern Drama - Henrik J. Ibsen

» Father of Motor Car - Henry Ford

» Father of History - Herodotus

» Father of Medicine - Hippocrates

» Father of Cloning - Ian Wilmut

» Father of Jurisprudence - John Locke

» Father of Tanzania - Julius Nyrere  

» Father of Scientific Socialism

- Karl Marx

Leonardo Da Vinci

» Father of Painting - Leonardo Da Vinci

» Father of Reformation - Martin Luther

» Father of Pakistan - Muhammed Ali Jinnah  

» Father of Green Revolution - Norman Borlaug  

» Father of Atom Bomb - Otto Hahn  

» Father of Renaissance - Petrarch  

» Father of Mathematics - Pythagorus  

» Father of Socialism - Robert Owen  

» Father of Co-operation - Robert Owen  

» Father of Homeopathy - Samuel Haniman  

» Father of Bangladesh - Sheikh Mujibur Rehman  

» Father of Psychology - Sigmund Freud  

» Father of Philosophy - Socrates  

» Father of Modern Tourism - Thomas Cook  

»Father of Modern Cartoon - William Hogarth

: : : Important Famous Fathers in India : : :

 Branch of Subject Founding Father

» Father of Indian Unrest - Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

» Father of Indian Cinema - Dada Saheb Phalke

» Father of Indian Green Revolution

- Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

» Father of Co-operative Movement in India

- Frederic Nicholson

» Father of Indian Printing - James Hickey

» Father of Sanskrit Drama - Kalidasa

» Father of Indian Railway - Lord Dalhousie

» Father of Local Self Government in India

- Lord Ripon

» Father of the Nation - Mahatma Gandhi

M.Visweswariah

» Father of Indian Engineering - M.Visweswariah

» North America - Leif Ericsson

» Father of Indian Painting - Nandalal Bose

» Father of Indian Budget - Professor Mahalanobis

» Father of Indian Renaissance - Raja Ram Mohan Roy

» Father of Surgery - Susruta

» Father of Astronomy - Varahamihira

: : : Riverside Cities and States in India : : :

 City River State

» Agra - Yamuna - U.P

Yamuna River

» Ahmedabad - Sabarmati - Gujarat

» Allahabad - Ganga, Yamuna - U.P

» Aluya - Periyar - Kerala

» Ayodhya - Sarayu - U.P

» Badrinath - Alaknanda - Uttarakhand

» Bhaglpur - Ganga - Bihar

» Buxar - Ganga - Bihar

» Cuttack - Mahanadi - Orissa

» Delhi - Yamuna - Delhi

» Dibugarh - Brahmaputra - Assam

» Ferozepur - Sutlej - Punjab

» Guwahati - Brahmaputra - Assam

» Haridwar - Ganges (Bhagirathi) - Uttarakhand

Musi River

» Hyderabad - Musi - Telangana

» Jabalpur - Narmada - M.P

» Jamshedpur - Subarnarekha - Bihar

» Kanpur - Ganges - Uttar Pradesh

» Kolkata - Hoogly - W. Bengal

» Kota - Chambal - Rajastan

» Kurnool - Tungabhadra - Andhrapradesh

» Leh - Indus -Jammu & Kashmir

» Lucknow - Gomati - Uttar Pradesh

» Ludhiana - Sutlej - Punjab

» Madurai - Vaigai - Tamil Nadu

» Mathura - Yamuna - U.P

» Mongar - Ganges - Bihar

» Moradabad - Ramganga - U.P

» Mysore - Kaveri - Karnataka

» Nasik - Godawari - Maharashtra

» Pandharpur - Bhima - Maharastra

» Patna - Ganges - Bihar

» Sambalpur - Mahanadi - Orissa

» Srinagar - Jhelum -Jammu & Kashmir

» Srirangapatanam - Cauvery - Karnataka

» Surat - Tapti - Gujarat

» Varanasi - Ganges - Uttar Pradesh

Krishna River

» Vijayawada - Krishna - Andhra Pradesh

» Tiruchirapally - Cauvery - Tamil Nadu

» Tirunelveli - Tamaraparni - Tamil Nadu

» Ujjine - Narmada - Madya Pradesh

: : : International Days : : :

 

January

» Global Family Day - 1

» World Laughter Day - 10

» World Customs Day - 26

» Data Protection Day - 28

» World Leprosy Eradication Day - 30

February

» World Marriage day - 2nd Sunday

Marriage day (2nd Sunday of February)

» World Cancer day - 4

» World day of the sick, Darwin day - 12

» World Radio day - 13

» Valentine’s Day - 14

» World day of social justice - 20

» World Mother Language Day - 21

» World scout day - 22

March

» Common Wealth day - 2nd Monday

» World Kidney day - 2nd Thursday

» World Women’s Day - 8

» World Consumer Day - 15

» World Disabled Day - 15

» World sparrow day - 20

» World Forestry Day - 21

» International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

- 21

» World Day for Water - 22

» World Meteorological Day - 23

» World Tuberculosis Day - 24

» World Theatre Day - 27April

» World Ship Day - 5

» World Health Day - 7

» World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day

- 12

» International Special Librarians Day - 15

» World Haemophilia Day - 17

» World Heritage Day - 18

» World Secretaries Day - 21

» World Earth Day - 22

» World Book and Copy Right Day - 23

» International Dance Day - 29May

» May Day, International Labourers Day - 1

» World Asthma Day - 1st Tuesday

» World Solar Energy Day - 3

» World Press Freedom Day - 3

» World Red Cross Day - 8

» World Thalassaemia Day - 9

» International Nurses Day - 12

International Mothers Day (2nd Sunday of May)

» International Mothers Day - 2nd Sunday

» World Migratory day - 14

» World Day of the Family - 15

»World Telecommunication Day - 17

»World Biological diversity day - 22

» Common wealth Day - 24

» World Hunger Day - 28

» World Anti-tobacco Day - 31June

» International Day of innocent, Children Victims of Aggression Day

- 4

World Environment Day (June 5)

» World Environment Day - 5

» World day to combat desertification and drought

- 3

» Father’s Day - 3rd Sunday

» World Refugee day - 20

» World Music day - 21

» UN Charter Signing Day - 25

» International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

- 26

» World Diabetes day - 27July

» World Architectural Day - 1

World Population Day (July 11)

» World Zoonoses Day - 6

» World Population Day - 11

Malala Day (July 12)

» Malala Day - 12

August

» World Breast Feeding Day - 1

» International Friendship Day - 1st Sunday

» Hiroshima Day - 6

» World Senior Citizen’s Day - 8

» Nagasaki Day - 9

» World Youth Day - 12 (UNO)

» World Photography day - 19

» World Humanitarian Day - 19

» World Folklore Day - 22

» World Sanskrit Day - 22September

» World Coconut Day - 2

» World Charity Day - 5

» World Literacy Day - 8

» World Ozone Day - 16

» U.N. Peace Day - 20

» World Alzheimer’s Day - 21

» World Tourism Day - 27

» World Rabies Day - 28

» World Heart Day - Last Sunday October

» World Habitat day - 3

» World Animal Welfare Day - 4

» World Postal Day - 9

» Territorial Army Day - 9

» World sight day - 2nd Thursday

» World Arthritis day - 12

» World Standards Day - 14

» World Blind Day (World white cane day)

- 15

» World Food Day - 16

» Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Day

- 21

» U.N Day - 24

» World Information Development Day - 24

» International Animation day - 28

» World Thrift Day - 30November

» World Radiography day - 5

» World Pneumonia day - 12

» World Diabetes Day - 14

» World Citizen Day - 14

» World Tolerance day - 16

» World Environmental Protection day - 25December

» World AIDS Day - 1

» World Computer Literacy Day - 2

» World Handicapped day - 3

» World Volunteer day - 5

» World Civil Aviation Day - 7

» World Human Rights Day - 10

» World Asthma Day - 11

» Marconi Day - 12

» World Energy day - 14

: : : National Days in India : : :

 

January

» Pravasi Bharatiya Divas - 9

» National Youth Day - 12

» Army Day - 15

» Netaji Day - 23

» India Tourism Day - 25

National Voters Day (January 25)

» National Voters day - 25

» Republic Day - 26

» Martyr’s Day - 30

February

» Panchayat Day - 19

» Arunachal Day - 20

» Central Excise Day - 24

» National Science Day - 28

March

» National Security Day - 4

» Vaccination day - 16

» Ordinance Factories Day (India) - 18April

» Orissa Day - 1

» National Maritime Day - 5

» Jallianwalabagh Day - 13

» National Fire Service Day - 14

» National Civil Services Day - 21May

» National Technology Day - 11

» Solidarity Day - 13

» Sikkim Day - 16

» Anti Terrorism Day (Death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi)

- 21

July

» Doctor’s Day - 1

» Kargil Vijay Diwas - 26August

» Quit India Day - 9

» Independence Day - 15

» Sadbhavana Day (Birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi)

- 20

National Sports Day (Dhyanchand’s Brithday- August 29)

» National Sports Day (Dhyanchand’s Brithday)

- 29

September

» Teachers Day (Birth anniversary of Dr. Radhakrishnan)

- 5

Teachers Day (Birth anniversary of Dr. Radhakrishnan- September 5))

» Hindi Day - 14

» Engineer’s day - 15

» Deaf Day - 26October

» National Blood Donation Day - 1

» Gandhi Jayanti Day - 2

» Wild Life Week - 1st to 7

Air Force Day (October 8)

» Air Force Day - 8

» National Postal Day - 10

» Azad Hind day - 21

» National Rededication Day (Death anniversary of Mrs. Indira Gandhi, birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhai Patel)

- 31

November

» Legal Service Day - 9

» Transport Day - 10

Children’s Day (November 14)

» Children’s Day - 14

» National News Paper day - 16

» Indian Citizen Day - 19

» National Integration day - 19

» NCC Day - 24

» National Law Day - 26December

» Navy Day - 4

Navy Day (December 4)

» Armed Force Flag Day - 7

» Conservation Day - 14

» National energy protect day - 14

» National Minorities Rights Day - 18

» Kisan Day (Farmer’s Day) - 23

» National Consumer Day - 24

: : : Where they rest in peace : : :

 Place Person  

» Chaithrabhoomi - B. R. Ambedkar  

» Kisanghat - Charan Singh  

» Narayanghat - Gulzarilal Nanda

» Shakthisthal - Indira Gandhi

» Samathasthal - Jagjivan Ram

Shakthisthal» Santhivan - Jawaharlal Nehru  

» Nigam Bodhghat - Kishan Kant  

» Karmabhumi - K. R. Narayanan  

» Vijayghat - Lal Bahadur Shastri  

» Rajghat - Mahatma Gandhi

Rajghat

» Abhyaghat - Morarji Desai

» Budha Purnima Park - P. V. Narasimha Rao

» Veerbhoomi - Rajiv Gandhi  

» Ekthasthal - Zail Singh

: : : United Nations International Years : : :

 Importance Year

» World Refugees year - 1959-60

» Health and Medical Research year - 1961

» Co-operation Year - 1965

» Tourism year - 1967

» Human Rights Year - 1968

» Education Year - 1970

» Action to Combat Racism and Racial Prejudice - 1971

» Population Year - 1974

» Women’s Year - 1975

» Anti-Apartheid year - 1978/79

» Childrens Year - 1979

» Disabled Persons year - 1981

» Mobilization for Sanctions Against South Africa - 1982

» Communication Year - 1983

» Youth Year - 1985

» Peace Year - 1986

» Year of Shelter for the Homeless - 1987

» Literacy Year - 1990

» Space Year - 1992

» World’s Indigenous People year - 1993

»Year of the Family, Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal

- 1994

» Year of Tolerance - 1995

» Poverty Eradication Year - 1996

» Ocean Year - 1998

» Old Age persons Year - 1999

» Peace and Cultural Year - 2000

» Year of Volunteers - 2001

» Year for Cultural Heritage, Ecotourism year, Mountains Year

- 2002

» Fresh Water Year - 2003

» International Rice Year - 2004

» International Micro Credit Year - 2005

» International Physics Year - 2005

» International Sports and Physical Education - 2005

» Year of Deserts and Desertification - 2006

» Polar Year - 2007/08

» International Potato Year, International Earth Year, Year of Sanitation, Year of languages

- 2008

» Year of Reconciliation, Year of Natural Fibres, Human Rights learning, Year of Astronomy

- 2009

» Year of Youth, Reapproachment of cultures, Year of Seafarer, Bio Diversity Year

- 2010

» Year for People of African Descent, Year of Chemistry, Year of Forest

- 2011

» Sustainable Energy for All - 2012

» Water Cooperation, Year of Quinoa - 2013

» Solidarity with the Palestinian people year, Small Island Developing States, Crystallography, Family Farming

- 2014

» Year of Soils - 2015

» Year of Pulses - 2016

: : : Important Museums in India : : :

 Museum Place  

» Calico Textile Museum - Ahemadabad  

» Visvesarayya Industrial And Technological Museum

- Bangalore

Salarjung Museum(Hyderabad)

» Salarjung Museum - Hyderabad

» Nethaji Museum - Kolkata

» Indian Museum - Kolkata  

» National Museum - Kolkata  

» Birla Industrial & Technological Museum

- Kolkata

Victoria Memorial Hall(Kolkata)

» Victoria Memorial Hall - Kolkata

» Prince of Wales Museum - Mumbai

» Rail Transport Museum - New Delhi  

» National Museum of Natural History - New Delhi  

» Archeological Museum - New Delhi  

» Indian War Memorial Museum - New Delhi  

» National Gallery of Modern Art - New Delhi  

» Nehru Museum - New Delhi  

» National Childrens Museum - New Delhi  

» Tippu Sulthan Museum - Srirangapatnam  

» Sree Chithra Art Gallery - Thiruvananthapuram

: : : Official Residences : : :

 Leaders - Residences  

» American President - White House

» Brazil President - Palacio da Alvorada

» Britain Prime Minister - 10, Downing Street

» Canada Prime Minister - 24 Sussex Drive  

» French President - Elysee Palace  

» Germany President - Bellevue Palace

Rashtrapathi Bhavan

» Indian President - Rashtrapathi Bhavan

» Indian Prime Minister - No. 7, Race Course Road

» India Governor’s - Raj Bhavan  

» King & Queen of Britain - Bekkingham Palace  

» Kongo President - Marbil Palace

Narayan Hithi Palace

» Nepal King - Narayan Hithi Palace

» Pakistan President - Ivane Sadan

» Pope - Vatican Palace  

» Russia President - Kremlin  

» Spain King - Royal Palace  

» South Korean President - Blue House  

» Sreelankan President - Temple Trees

: : : Famous Publications in the World : : :

 Publication Place  

» Morning News - Bangladesh  

» Peoples Daily - Beejing  

» Red Flag - Beejing  

» Australian - Canberra  

» Statesman - Colombo  

» Al thavara - Demascus  

» The Hindu - India

Times of India

» Times of India - India

» Mainichi Shimban - Japan

» Kabool Mail - Kabool  

» The Don - Karachi  

» Outlook - Karachi  

» Pakistan Times - Karachi  

» Rising Nepal - Katmandu  

» Akbar Al Kuwait - Kuwait  

» The Observer - London  

» Morning Star - London  

» The Economist - London  

» Financial Times - London

The Times

» The Times - London

» The Sunday Times - London

» Daily Telegraph - London  

» The Guardian - London  

» The Sun - London  

» The Daily Mail - London  

» Isestya - Moscow  

» Pravda - Moscow  

» International Herald Tribune

- Newyork  

» Newyork Times - Newyork

Newyork Times

» Limonde - Paris

» Rudepravo - Pregue

» Straight Times - Singapore  

» Sydney Morning News - Sydney  

» China Times - Tai Pey  

» Ashi Shimban - Tokyo  

» Washington Post - Washington

: : : International News Agencies : : :

 Agency Country  

» Reutors - Britain  

» Sinhwa - China  

» Agents France Press (AFP) - France  

» Dentas Press Agenter - Germany  

» Nafen - Hongkong  

» United News of India - India

Press Trust of India

» Press Trust of India - India

» Andara - Indonesia

» Erna - Iran  

» Kyodo - Japan  

» Al Jaseera - Khattar  

» Bernama - Malaysia  

» Interpress Service - Rome  

» Tass - Russia  

» Ritha - Russia  

» Ansa - Spain

Associated Press

» Associated Press - USA

: : : Famous vehicle producers in the World : : :

 Producer Country  

» Benze - Germany

» Daewoo - South Korea

» Fiat - Italy

» Ford Motors - USA  

» General Motors - USA  

» Honda Motors - Japan  

» Hyundai - South Korea

Hyundai

» Mitsubishi Motors - Japan

» Erna - Japan

» Nissann Motor - Japan  

» Pyugiyottu - France  

» Toyotta Motors - Japan

: : Famous Classical Dances of India : : :

 

Dance State  

» Kutchipudi - Andhra Pradesh

Kutchipudi Dance

» Bihu - Assam

» Nat-Natin - Bihar

» Mando - Goa

» Garba - Gujarat  

» Nati - Himachal Pradesh  

» Rauf - Jammu & Kashmir

» Chhau - Jharkhand , W. Bengal, Orissa and Bihar

» Hattari - Karnataka

» Yakshagan - Karnataka

» Mohiniattam - Kerala

» Kathakali - Kerala

» Karma - Madhya Pradesh

» Manipuri - Manipur

» Laho - Meghalaya

Kathak Dance

» Khantumm - Mizoram

» Kathak - North India

» Odissi - Orissa

» Bhangra - Punjab

Bharat Natyam Dance

» Bharat Natyam - Tamil Nadu

» Garhwali - Uttaranchal

: : : Famous Folk and Tribal Dances of India : : :

 States Dances  

» Andhra Pradesh -Burrakatha, Veedhi Natakam, Ghanta Mardala.

Burrakatha

» Assam -Bihu, Canoe Khel Gopal, Rash Lila, Tabal Chongli.

» Bihar - Chhau, Bakho, Jata Jatin, Jadur, Jatra, Karma, Kathaputli, Jhijhiya, Samochakwa, Natna.

» Gujarat - Dandiya Rass, Garba, Gomph, Tippani.

» Haryana - Daph, Dhamal, Gagor, Gugga, Jhumar, Loor, Khoria, Ras Leela, Phag dance.

» Himachal Pradesh -Chharhi, Dangli, Jadda, Jhainta, Jhora, Jhali, Mahasu.

 

» Jammu & Kashmir

- Hikat, Rauf.

» Karnataka - Huttari, Suggi Kunitha, Yakashagana.

Yakashagana

» Kerala - Kaikottikali, Kaliyattam, Tappatikkali.

» Maharashtra -

Dasavtar, Dandaniya, Dahikala, Gafa, Kathakeertan, Lezin, Lovani, Mauni, Tamasha.

» Orissa -Chadya Dandanata, Chhau, Ghumara Sanchar.

» Punjab - Bhangra (men), Giddha (women).

Bhangra Dance

» Rajasthan -

Chakri, Ginad, Gangore, Jhuma, Jhulan Leela, Khayal, Terahtaal, Suisini.

» Tamil Nadu -Kolattam, Pinnal Kolattam, Kummi, Kavadi, Karagam.

» Uttar Pradesh - Chappeli, Kajri, Nautanki, Raslila, Thora.

» West Bengal - Baul, Chhau, Jatra, Kathi, Kirtan, Lama.

: : : Famous Instrumentalists : : :

 

» Flute -Hari Prasad Chaurasia, T. R. Mahalingam, Pannalal Ghose.

» Tabla - Alla Rakha Khan, Zakir Hussain, Kishan

Maharaj, Nikhil Ghosh.

» Violin -

T. N. Krishnan, Baluswamy Dikshitar, Lalgudi G. Jayaraman, M. S. Gopala krishnan, Gajanan Rao Joshi, Mysore T. Chowdiah.

» Veena - K. R. Kumaraswamy lyer, Doraiswami lyengar.

» Sarod -

Ali Akbar Khan, Allaudin Khan, Amjad Ali Khan, Buddhadev Dasgupta, Bahadur Khan, Sharan Rani, Zarin S. Sharma.

Bismillah Khan

» Shehnai - Bismillah Khan.

Ravi Shankar

» Sitar -

Nikhil Banerjee, Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan, Hara Shankar Bhattacharya.

: : : Famous Vocalists : : :

 

» Hindustani -Bheemsen Joshi, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Shubha Mudgal, Madhup Mudgal, Mukul, Girija Devi, Shivputra, Pandit Jasraj, Mallikarjun Mansur, Naina Devi, Gangubai Hangal, Krishna Hangal, V. Rajput, Kumar Gandharva, Faiyyaz Khan, Parveen Sultana.

Bheemsen Joshi

» Carnatic -

M. S. Subbalakshmi, Bombay Jayasree, Balamuralikrishna, Mani Krishnaswamy, H. K. Raghavendra, H. K. Venkataram, Sitarajam, G. N. Balasubramaniam , M. L. Vasanthakumari, M. D. Ramanathan, Akhil Krishnan.

M. S. Subbalakshmi

» Dhrupad -

Bundecha Bandhu, Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar, Pt. Ritwik Sanyal, Zahiruddin Dagar, Waslfuddin Dagar, Uday Bhawalkar, Pt. Abhay Narayan Mallick.

Balamuralikrishna

» Quwwali - Sultan Niyazi, Ghulam Hasan Niyazi, Chand Nizami, IqbalHussain Khan Bandanawaji, Aslam Sabari, Ghulam Farid Nizami.

» Thumri - Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Mazhar Ali Khan, Ustad Zawad Ali Khan, Naina Devi, Rita Ganguli, Poornima Chaudhary, Shanti Heerananda.

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: : : Famous Dancers : : :

 » Bharatnatyam

- Alarmel Valli, Anita Ratnam, Malika Sarabhai, Padma Subrahmanyam, Rukmini Devi, Yamini Krishnamurty, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Balasaraswati, Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai.

Rukmini Devi

(Bharatanatyam Dancer)

» Kuchipudi - Raja and Radha Reddy, Vempati Chinna Satyam, Koushalyadevi, Yamini reddy, Bhavana reddy.

Raja and Radha Reddy (Kuchipudi Dancers)

» Kathak -

Birju Maharaj, Kumudini Lakhiya, Malabika Mitra, Manisha Gulyani, Shovana Narayan, Sitara Devi.

» Mohiniyattam

- Gopika Varma, Pallavi Krishnan, Sunanda Nair, Jayaprabha Menon, Vijayalakshmi, Radha Dutta, Smitha Rajan.

Birju Maharaj (Kathak Dancer)

» KathaKali -

Kalamandalam Gopi, Krishna Prasad, Kesavan Namboodiri, Vasu Pisharody, Ramankutty Nair, Sivaraman, Kavungal Chathunni Panicker.

» Odissi - Aadya Kaktikar, Aditi Bandyopadhyay, Anita Babu, Arpita Venkatesh, Aruna Mohanty, Dhirendra nath Pattnaik, Debaprasad Das.

» Manipuri - Guru Bipipin Singha, Jhaveri Sisters, Nayana Jhaveri, Nirmala Mehta, Sonal Mansingh, Savita Mehta. Indrani Rahman, Kelucharan Mahapatra, Priyambaba Mohanty.